Comments on: They Had Questions, 1955

By: ErinAnn

ErinAnn — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:04:38 +0000

Hilarious that some of those questions never go away. I read the “treats from teachers” q&a to our Primary President this evening and we both laughed. It is such a persistent problem.

By: queuno

queuno — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:41:08 +0000

Your ward still has a suggestion box? I think mails to our ward leadership go to /dev/null (UNIX joke).

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:17:13 +0000

You know how it is when you’re a kid — something delightful happens once, and it sticks in your memory as a tradition that you did all the time. (A lot of my Christmas memories are like that, I think.) It would only take one Primary worker one time with a box of clementines to make that an enduring memory for me!

By: Maurine Ward

Maurine Ward — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:37:24 +0000

I’ve never heard of the whole primary on Stake Conference day being fed mandarin oranges, graham crackers–yes.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:44:32 +0000

Not mediocrity, kevinf, adequacy! Remember our motto! We want our organists to go out there and be kinda competent.

Cliff’s dream headlines: “General Board Disapproves of Tabernacle Choir Accompaniment.”

MAM, graham crackers and mandarin oranges would improve many of our adult meetings, too. I’m gonna put that in the ward suggestion box.

By: kevinf

kevinf — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:39:34 +0000

“Inconspicuous organ accompaniment” I guess strikes a balance between the rank beginner missing notes and playing haltingly, and the accomplished organist, who adds flourishes, fills, and booming bass pedals. Here’s to mediocrity!

By: Cliff

Cliff — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:54:40 +0000

The General Board does not approve the use of orchestra or orchestral instruments to accompany Sunday School singing. All too often such accompaniment adds audible static during tuneup and visual static during singing. Songs sung from the heart and reverently conducted with inconspicuous organ accompaniment have resulted in the most reverential worship service.

But boy does it make the MoTab sound so much better! Sorry, couldn't help it.

By: Middle-aged Mormon Man

Middle-aged Mormon Man — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:24:39 +0000

I don’t remember being pulled out during testimony meeting, but I distinctly remember having an entirely different Stake Conference for the Primary kids in an entirely different building than the adults. They would drop us of before conference, feed us graham crackers and mandarin oranges and show us movies.

It was awesome.